I Picked Up a Beast Tamer

“Taking you home was a spur-of-the-moment decision, but falling in love with you was part of a long-laid plan.”

Lin Wei, a career elite who treated life like a game, thought of romance as a dessert to sample and savor, but never finish. On a rainy night, she impulsively brought home the timid Su Xiaoya, intending to keep her around for a little amusement: make her blush, watch her fluster, and enjoy being in control.

But then everything spiraled out of control.

She began looking forward to the light left on for her at home, grew used to the warmth of another person by her side, and even willingly accepted the sweet shackles of “no staying up late, and be home on time.”

Her friend teased her, “Have you been tamed?”

Lin Wei twirled the matching ring on her ring finger and smiled, languid yet certain.

“Not tamed. I surrendered willingly. After all, being kept in line by my own light is the most extravagant freedom in the world.”

This is a story about how someone “not serious” gets gently tamed, and finds a lifetime of sweetness in the little details of everyday life.